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Counties in West Virginia by foreign-born share of the population

Monongalia County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 55 counties in 2021, at 5.1%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.7% and the figure for West Virginia was 1.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5.1Monongalia County
Lowest0Webster County
Median0.755 counties
West Virginia1.6History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 5.1 %5.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.7 %4.7Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 4.1 %4.1Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 2.5 %2.5Ohio CountyOhio County: 1.9 %1.9Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 1.9 %1.9Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 1.7 %1.7Cabell CountyCabell County: 1.6 %1.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 1.6 %1.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 1.6 %1.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 1.5 %1.5Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 1.5 %1.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.3 %1.3Preston CountyPreston County: 1.2 %1.2Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 1.1 %1.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1.1 %1.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 1 %1Wayne CountyWayne County: 1 %1Wood CountyWood County: 1 %1Mercer CountyMercer County: 1 %1Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 0.9 %0.9Marion CountyMarion County: 0.9 %0.9Grant CountyGrant County: 0.8 %0.8Barbour CountyBarbour County: 0.8 %0.8Taylor CountyTaylor County: 0.8 %0.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 0.7 %0.7Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0.7 %0.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 0.7 %0.7Logan CountyLogan County: 0.7 %0.7Summers CountySummers County: 0.7 %0.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 0.7 %0.7Mason CountyMason County: 0.6 %0.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 0.6 %0.6Roane CountyRoane County: 0.6 %0.6Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 0.6 %0.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 0.6 %0.6Mineral CountyMineral County: 0.5 %0.5Tyler CountyTyler County: 0.5 %0.5Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 0.5 %0.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.4 %0.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 0.4 %0.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 0.4 %0.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.4 %0.4Upshur CountyUpshur County: 0.3 %0.3Boone CountyBoone County: 0.3 %0.3Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 0.3 %0.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 0.3 %0.3Mingo CountyMingo County: 0.2 %0.2Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 0.2 %0.2Wirt CountyWirt County: 0.1 %0.1Braxton CountyBraxton County: 0.1 %0.1Tucker CountyTucker County: 0.1 %0.1Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 0.1 %0.1Clay CountyClay County: 0 %0Webster CountyWebster County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Monongalia County5.1
2Jefferson County4.7
3Berkeley County4.1
4Gilmer County2.5
5Ohio County1.9
6Kanawha County1.9
7Ritchie County1.7
8Cabell County1.6
9Putnam County1.6
10Morgan County1.6
11Brooke County1.5
12Greenbrier County1.5
13Jackson County1.3
14Preston County1.2
15Raleigh County1.1
16Harrison County1.1
17McDowell County1
17Wayne County1
19Wood County1
20Mercer County1
21Nicholas County0.9
22Marion County0.9
23Grant County0.8
24Barbour County0.8
25Taylor County0.8
26Hardy County0.7
26Pocahontas County0.7
28Hancock County0.7
29Logan County0.7
29Summers County0.7
31Marshall County0.7
32Mason County0.6
33Monroe County0.6
34Roane County0.6
35Pleasants County0.6
35Randolph County0.6
37Mineral County0.5
38Tyler County0.5
39Doddridge County0.5
40Lincoln County0.4
41Calhoun County0.4
42Fayette County0.4
43Lewis County0.4
44Upshur County0.3
45Boone County0.3
46Hampshire County0.3
47Wyoming County0.3
48Mingo County0.2
48Wetzel County0.2
50Wirt County0.1
51Braxton County0.1
51Tucker County0.1
53Pendleton County0.1
54Clay County0
54Webster County0

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Monongalia County, with 5.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Webster County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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